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.\"     @(#)utime.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd June 4, 1993
.Dt UTIME 3
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm utime
.Nd set file times
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fd #include <sys/types.h>
.Fd #include <utime.h>
.Ft int
.Fn utime "const char *file" "const struct utimbuf *timep"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Bf -symbolic
This interface is obsoleted by utimes(2) .
.Ef
.Pp
The
.Fn utime
function sets the access and modification times of the named file from
the structures in the argument array
.Fa timep .
.Pp
If the times are specified (the
.Fa timep
argument is
.Pf non- Dv NULL )
the caller must be the owner of the file or be the super-user.
.Pp
If the times are not specified (the
.Fa timep
argument is
.Dv NULL )
the caller must be the owner of the file, have permission to write
the file, or be the super-user.
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn utime
function may fail and set
.Va errno
for any of the errors specified for the library function
.Xr utimes 2 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr stat 2 ,
.Xr utimes 2
.Sh HISTORY
A
.Fn utime
function appeared in 
.At v7 .
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn utime
function conforms to
.St -p1003.1-88 .
